[Responsibility2nd]

The article goes on to say the man was not charged and he did not file a claim to have the cash returned.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

These days, the only differences between LEOs and an ordinary street gang are government sponsorship and immunity from prosecution.

[A CA Guy]

You are not allowed (I think) to carry more than 10k per person. Someone like this has to show where the money came from to get it back, they can't claim to have had it in the mattress for 20 years. Has to show the bank accounts he owned and took this money from to prove it was legit I think.
Drug money or seen as tax evasion I guess.

[rawcatslyentist]

I smell merryjewanna! Kiss your rights goodbye!

Enjoy your police state!

[ConservingFreedom]

90 percent of U.S. bills carry traces of cocaine - http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/cocaine.traces.money/

[Smokin' Joe]

Only $138,121.00?

Seems like a strange amount.

I wonder how much there really was and where the rest of it went.

[MaxMax]

When they take all your money how can you pay to get it back? Catch 22 theft.
The Feds are stealing if they keep it without any criminal charges.

All money has "stuff" on it. I got tired of using sanitizer so now I just
use Windex with Ammonia in it.

[Flag_This]

"The article goes on to say the man was not charged..."

Guilty enough to seize his cash, but apparently not guilty enough to try and stop from trafficking.

[PieterCasparzen]

Our government is lead by criminals.

[gaijin]

Civil forfeiture gives cops “skin in the game” —incentive.

And THAT means that PROPERTY, not behavior, becomes the enforcement target.

There was a case from Southern California in which the cops killed the owner of a large plot of land they coveted, simply on the claim of ONE snitch that he had caught sight of ONE pot plant on ONE helicopter flight over the land in question.

Presto, warrant, dynamic entry, shot innocent owner dead, seized land.

This was about 15 years ago, a very egregious case.

[Ken H]

I wonder how many of these seizures are actually payoffs to law enforcement. Legalized bribery, if you will.

[glorgau]

The dog felt pressured to go along - otherwise the cops would have shot him.

[Liberty Valance]

lol - he should’ve rented a car instead.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Legalized theft, pure and simple.

[CharleysPride]

Redistribution at work.

[WellyP]

With that much money he should have driven or flown “private”.

[WellyP]

With that much money he should have driven or flown “private”.

[bamahead]

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[SeaHawkFan]

I am strongly against civil forfeiture, but there was a tip to the cops; and just who transports almost $140K in cash from a legitimate business whether or not is smells like MJ.

It’s a three day drive. Don’t be stupid.

[KoRn]

We no longer live in a free country. This is just one of many avenues the .gov uses to enrich itself with our money. The banks probably encourage such things too. They don’t get their piece of the action if someone carries or deals in cash for the most part.

Also... A “smell” shouldn’t be admissible in court for anything, or be allowed as a factor to determine probable cause. No one can PROVE a ‘smell’ in one way or another, and they can be VERY subjective.